Warehouse Worker/Mailroom Inserter

Gannett; Peoria (IL); On-site; USD 17,000 - 24,000; Part time

Job summary

Peoria Journal Star in Peoria, IL, is hiring a part-time Warehouse Worker/Mailroom Inserter. This entry-level role involves feeding preprints, operating inserting equipment, and handling bundles weighing 10–50 pounds.

Shifts include day and evening hours, with weekends possible, averaging 20–29 hours per week. Reliable transportation and regular availability are required for production work near forklifts and pallet jacks.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Must have strong safety awareness.
• Able to monitor and adjust inserting/packing equipment.
• Ability to lift 10–50 lbs and stand for long periods.
• Flexible, able to change shifts on short notice.
• Work around production equipment in a warehouse setting.

Responsibilities

• Feed preprints into the insert machine hopper.
• Monitor insert machine to prevent double inserts.
• Remove completed bundles weighing 10–50 pounds and stack for next step.
• Perform general clean-up of papers, skids, and debris.

Skills

Safety awareness

Problem solving

Physical dexterity

Stand for long periods

Flexible scheduling

Education

High School Diploma/GED

Tools

Forklifts

Pallet jacks

Insert machine

Job description

Warehouse Worker/Mailroom Inserter

Peoria Journal Star

$15.00 per hour (days)

The Peoria Journal Star has immediate openings for part-time inserters. This is an entry-level position performing post-press-related packaging tasks. There are varied shifts available averaging 20-29 hours per week.

We are looking for individuals available to work day and/or evening shifts (late nights, early mornings, and weekends). Job duties will require regular lifting of various printed materials, occasionally lifting up to 35 lbs., and continuous reaching for printed materials during production runs.

Reliable transportation is required. Must be able to maintain regular availability for the shifts indicated above.

Responsibilities:

• Feed preprints into the insert machine hopper neatly and accurately.
• Monitor the insert machine to reduce double inserts and/or skips so that all jackets have the correct inserts.
• Remove completed bundles, weighing 10 to 50 pounds, and stack neatly for the next step in packaging delivery.
• During the workday, perform general clean-up of papers, skids, and debris accumulating.

Requirements:

• High School Diploma/GED.
• Employees must have a high degree of safety awareness.
• Above-average problem-solving skills necessary to monitor and repair automatic inserting and collating equipment.
• Requires physical dexterity to lift and move material. Must be able to stand for long periods and must be able to lift or pile newspaper products that vary in weight from 10 to 50 pounds or more at one time.
• Must be able to change work assignments on short notice and be flexible in scheduling.
• Position requires working in production areas while forklifts, pallet jacks, inserting, and related equipment are in use.